Kahani Terrii Merrii
Kahani Terrii Merrii is a television series produced by Ekta Kapoor, broadcast on Sony TV in 2003. Nivedita Basu was the creative head of the show and it was directed by Garry Bhinder.
The story is a family drama that revolves around a business family in Kolkata, the Chakravartys. The opening title song was sung by Sonu Nigam and Priya Bhattacharya, with choreography by Saroj Khan.
Plot
Kahani Terrii Merrii is the story of a joint Bengali family. The male protagonist of the show Dhruv and his childhood friend Tara fall in love in adulthood and get married. However, having suffered through loneliness in his childhood after his father left his mother for another woman, Dhruv has grown up to be an alcoholic. Despite Tara's love and support, he is unable to give up his addiction.Some of his family members want to separate Dhruv and Tara, especially Dhruv's sister-in-law. Gradually, Tara helps Dhruv get control of his life and become a better person. When Tara's friend and businesswoman Rajita enters their lives, Dhruv clashes with her but soon they begin an affair and fall in love.
Dhruv doesn't realize that he commits the same mistake as his father by falling for another woman and ruining his marital life. Tara discovers their illegitimate relationship and confronts Dhruv who finally realizes his mistake. But Tara does not forgive him. When Dhruv's mother becomes aware of her son's actions, she sympathises with Tara who is in the same situation that she was many years ago. She supports Tara's decision to leave Dhruv and encourages her to move on from him. The show ends with Tara leaving Dhruv while he repents his actions.
Cast
- Manav Gohil as Dhruv
- Tina Parekh as Tara
- Poonam Narula as Rajita
- Sai Ballal
- Shama Deshpande
- Urvashi Dholakia as Kajol
- Milind Gawali
- Kavita Kaushik
- Hrishikesh Pandey
- Sikandar Kharbanda